Method and Apparatus for Determining Processing Times for Enhanced Cross-Carrier Scheduling

    公开(公告)号:US20230396401A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18249815

    申请日:2021-10-22

    IPC分类号: H04L5/00 H04W72/12 H04W16/14

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses provide for the determination and use of a same minimum processing time for a UE (10) with respect to scheduling the UE (10) on a scheduled carrier. In one embodiment a method includes determining (1102) a same minimum processing time for a User Equipment (UE) (10) to be at least as large as the largest one of a first minimum processing time that applies with respect to use of a first scheduling carrier to schedule the UE (10) on a scheduled carrier and a second minimum processing time N that applies with respect to use of a second scheduling carrier to schedule the UE (10) on the scheduled carrier; and scheduling (1104) the UE (10) on the scheduled carrier according to the same minimum processing time, irrespective of whether the first or second scheduling carrier is used for the scheduling. Determining and using a same minimum processing time that is applied commonly regardless of which scheduling carrier is used for scheduling the UE (10) on the scheduled carrier obviates the need to base scheduling decisions in the network and operating decisions at the UE (10) on legacy per-carrier minimum processing times. Use of the same minimum processing time commonly across the two scheduling carriers also avoids processing stalls or other problems that can arise at the UE (10) in cross-carrier scheduling scenarios involving multiple scheduling carriers of differing numerologies and the use of legacy per-carrier minimum processing times.